The stable in Chesterfield Country where the horse is boarded has been placed under quarantine. All exposed horses are being monitored twice daily for fever and other clinical signs and VDACS will be working with the stable’s owner to determine if any exposed horses have left the premises.

All exposed horses have been identified and have be isolated and will be monitored for 14 days.

Updated Feb. 6: The VDACS announced in a press release that nine horses at the effected stable have developed fevers, but none displayed neurologic signs. Veterinarians tested three of these horses for EHV-1, and one tested positive. The remaining horses will be tested over the next several days. The facility will remain under quarantine for 21 days following the last positive finding of EHV-1.

The febrile horses have been isolated on the farm and are under veterinary care. Four of the horses were transported to the isolation unit at Marion Dupont Scott Equine Medical Center in Leesburg, Virginia, for additional care and monitoring. Because these horses were admitted under the established isolation protocol, the Equine Medical Center is not under quarantine and is accepting patients as normal.